Good Tidings! The New Diplomat Felicitates With Esteemed Readers, Partners

'Dotun Akintomide
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In the spirit of the season, The New Diplomat Multimedia Limited, publisher of The New Diplomat digital newspaper extends warm season greetings to all of our esteemed readers, development partners and associates.

As we felicitate with you on this auspicious occasion, we appreciate you for letting us illuminate your daily goings throughout the upbeat year — 2020 and for crossing our path.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented developments to our nation and the entire global community.

We all have been impacted by the defining moments of it and it’s our hope and desire that the human race scale the hurdles in no distant time and learn from the experience.

More importantly, we implore you to continue to adhere to all the Covid-19 protocols as mandated by the World Health Organisation, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other CDCs around the world to enable us defeat the virus faster than the bookmakers have projected, even as we’re optimistic of sharing the accompanying success stories with you in 2021.

As always, The New Diplomat will continue to stand for ethical journalism, press freedom and an accountable republic, deploying our tools and global resources to engage the public with compelling narratives.

With love from all the members of The New Diplomat family, we wish you a joyous Christmas celebration and a prosperous 2021.

Once again, thank you for riding with us.

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